From Long Ago and Many Lands: Stories for Children Told Anew

By Sophia Lyon Fahs

Book Overview

Children Stories This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0933840357
• ISBN13: 9780933840355
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Skinner House Books
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 3 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Best book I've bought for our family so far

I really, really love this book -- and so do my two girls, ages 4 and 6. There aren't pictures, so I wasn't sure how my 4 year old would respond, as she usually has very little patience for stories without pictures . . . but she LOVES these stories. They're short, simple, and yet so compelling. I was searching for a beautiful, hard-cover story book with stories about all of the holidays people around the world of all religions are celebrating during what we would call the "Christmas season". I still haven't found that book. . . But I stumbled upon this one and am so glad that I ordered it! I am sure that it will be loved and read in our house for a very long time!

Inspiring Stories You'll Enjoy

This is retelling of about twenty old old stories some of which you've heard many times, and others which you haven't heard before. The author, Sophia Lyon Fahs, has a very idealistic purpose in mind. She wants to show us how we can draw great inspiration from other cultures and other times. Of course, the kids won't be too bothered by this high-minded sense of purpose. They'll just enjoy hearing or reading these stories. One story you'll never forget is "The Mustard Seed Medicine." It begins with heart-breaking sadness, then restores your soul. It's one of those unhappy stories that becomes a happy one in spite of the tragedy. I first read this book as an adult and loved it. Later, I read it to my young daughter as a series of bedtime stories. Each night, she chose the story she wanted to hear. And, she asked to hear many of them over again on other nights. By the way, Fahs lived over one hundred years and died in the late 70's. Her book was orginally written as a Sunday School book for Unitarians. It was very popular from the 30s to the 60s and never forgotten.